Category Archives: Canadian Press
Veteran QB Darian Durant says contract talks with Roughriders stalled
REGINA - Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant expressed disappointment and uncertainty over stalled contract talks between him and the team as his Saskatchewan teammates emptied their lockers to clos...
Nov 06, 2016
Montreal's mayor stands by police chief amid outcry over journalist surveillance
Montreal’s mayor is standing by the city’s police chief amid new reports of police surveillance of journalists’ phones. Denis Coderre says asking Chief Philippe Pichet to resign with...
Nov 06, 2016
Campaign spotlight sheds light on Donald Trump
NEW YORK - Donald Trump puts a premium on loyalty and has proven unable to let a slight go by unchallenged. He touts the facts that he likes - and casts doubts on the ones he doesn’t. While he h...
Nov 06, 2016
Alouettes players want interim tag removed from Chapdelaine's head coach title
MONTREAL - The consensus in the Alouettes’ locker-room was that interim head coach Jacques Chapdelaine has what it takes to lead Montreal to victory next year. After a topsy-turvy season where t...
Nov 06, 2016
A look at the issues facing Canada with Clinton or Trump in the White House
OTTAWA - Canada’s neighbour elects a new president Tuesday with either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump to take up residence in the White House. Each are proposing different agendas for the U.S. ...
Nov 06, 2016
Melodie's story: the ripple effect of abuse in indigenous communities
OTTAWA - At the age of five, Melodie Casella remembers calling her mom to tell her “something” had happened. It was enough to send her mother rushing home. A babysitter on her B.C. reserve...
Nov 06, 2016
B.C. lays out West Coast spill response needs ahead of expected federal plan
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s demands for a world-leading marine oil spill response has a long list of requirements, including a coast guard base at Prince Rupert and a multimillion-dollar price...
Nov 06, 2016
Open secret: sexual abuse haunts children in indigenous communities
Freda Ens says she was a baby when her birth mother sold her for a bottle of beer. The buyer was an unrelated man she would later call “Grandfather.” Her earliest memories include being se...
Nov 06, 2016
Liverpool goes top of EPL, United ends 4-match winless run
LONDON - There’s an upside to missing out on the Champions League for Liverpool and Chelsea. They have surged into the Premier League’s top two places while England’s participants in...
Nov 06, 2016
Eritrea's Ghirmay Ghebreslassie wins NYC marathon
NEW YORK - Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie has won the New York City Marathon in the men’s field. Ghebreslassie finished his debut in New York with an unofficial time of 2 hours, 7 minutes...
Nov 06, 2016